India, Dec. 24 -- BlueBird 6, India's heaviest satellite, was successfully launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aboard the 'Baahubali' Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)-M6 rocket on December 24.

The satellite, weighing 6,100 kg, was developed by AST SpaceMobile and aims to provide space-based cellular broadband connectivity to smartphones. Launched from a site 135 km east of Chennai at 8:55 a.m., BlueBird Block-2 reached its intended orbit at an altitude of about 520 km after a 15-minute flight.

This mission represents a significant achievement for ISRO, marking the 104th launch from Sriharikota and demonstrating the reliability of the LVM3 launch vehicle, which has completed six operational flights to date.

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